Via The Sydney Morning Herald: Sydney horse flu outbreak fear. Excerpt:
There are fears of another horse flu outbreak after tests on a horse in Sydney's west.
A horse is being tested again today to confirm whether it has the disease after earlier separate tests returned both positive and negative results.
NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said there was serious concern the devastating disease was returning to Australia after the tests on the horse at the quarantine centre at Eastern Creek.
It is just over a year since an outbreak of equine influenza (EI) crippled the racing industry in NSW, Mr Macdonald said.
"To be quite honest, I was very worried because a national standstill, particularly at this time of the year, if it had got out of Eastern Creek, would be devastating," Mr Macdonald told reporters in Sydney.
The news follows a recommendation by Mr Macdonald for voluntary vaccinations of all horses in NSW.
